coronavirus

The Great Equaliser That Was Not

In a macabre spin on the corona pandemic, some sociologists and economists tentatively hail the deadly virus as the great…

5 years ago

Business in Times of Corona: The Lure of Rustbelts When Lean Is No Longer Mean

During their short lifetime, shrimp barely migrate. Aided by a snap of their tail and the tidal currents, the crustaceans…

5 years ago

Business in Times of Corona: The Welfare State May Yet Prove Its Worth

The currently much deplored absence of a social security safety net is a feature – and not necessarily a bug…

5 years ago

Blessings, Curses, Co-operation and Collaboration – the Virus is Forcing Knowledge upon us

No one was expecting this. No one knows what will happen next. Does that make this a time to hunker…

5 years ago

Business in Times of Corona: A Gathering Storm Darkens the Prospects of Africa

Even before the corona virus made its presence known, market analysts had no need for prescient powers to predict trouble…

5 years ago

Business in Times of Corona: The Dangerous Fruit of the Magic Money Tree

In one of life’s little ironies, it was not the senator from Vermont but the billionaire businessman from New York…

5 years ago

Business in Times of Corona: Pandemic Puts Eurobonds Back on the Table

The leaders of nine Eurozone countries on Wednesday refloated the previously discarded idea of issuing Eurobonds, a collective debt instrument…

5 years ago

Business in Times of Corona: Wise Words from Omaha

The life lesson imparted by the Oracle of Omaha does not require much deciphering: Cash is King. Long criticised for…

5 years ago

Looking for Bounce: Analysts Expect Short V-Shaped Recession

Ray Dalio, founder and CEO of hedge fund manager Bridgewater Associates, expects US corporations to lose at least $4 trillion…

5 years ago

Business in Times of Corona: Time to Make America Great Again

The corona pandemic rapidly engulfing the world has led to a sudden reversal in the plight of the nation state…

5 years ago